UNDERMINE

cave, undermine

(verb) hollow out as if making a cave or opening; “The river was caving the banks”

sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken

(verb) destroy property or hinder normal operations; “The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

undermine (third-person singular simple present undermines, present participle undermining, simple past and past participle undermined)

To dig underneath (something), to make a passage for destructive or military purposes; to sap. [from 14th c.]

(figuratively) To weaken or work against; to hinder, sabotage. [from 15th c.]

To erode the base or foundation of something, e.g. by the action of water.

Antonyms

• undergird

Source: Wiktionary

Un`der*mine", v. t.

1. To excavate the earth beneath, or the part of, especially for the purpose of causing to fall or be overthrown; to form a mine under; to sap; as, to undermine a wall. A vast rock undermined from one end to the other, and a highway running through it. Addison.

2. Fig.: To remove the foundation or support of by clandestine means; to ruin in an underhand way; as, to undermine reputation; to undermine the constitution of the state. He should be warned who are like to undermine him. Locke.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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